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How can you put five cereal packets together to make different
shapes if you must put them face-to-face?

Home City

Stage: 2 Challenge Level:

Ong Xing and Joel from the Anglo Chinese
School, Singapore, and Rebecca from West Flegg Middle School,
Norfolk recognised that there are two possible answers: either
Mohamed in Toronto, Sheng in Manchester, Tanya in Bahrain and
Bharat in Sydney, or Mohamed in Sydney, Sheng in Bahrain, Tanya in
Manchester and Bharat in Toronto.

Many people sent solutions giving one or other
of the two possibilities.

The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the
NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to
embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice. More information on many of our other activities
can be found here.